Crash! Boom! Bang!

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Crash! Boom! Bang!

Studio album by Roxette

Released

9 April 1994

Recorded

February 1993 – January 1994

EMI Studios, Stockholm
Mayfair Studios, London
Capri Digital Studios, Italy
Tits & Ass Studio, Halmstad

Pop, jazz, rock

EMI

Roxette chronology

Tourism
(1992)

Crash! Boom! Bang!
(1994)

Rarities
(1995)

Favorites from Crash! Boom! Bang!

McDonald's promotional cover

Singles from Crash! Boom! Bang!

"Sleeping in My Car"
Released: 7 March 1994
"Crash! Boom! Bang!"
Released: 9 May 1994
"Fireworks"
Released: 18 July 1994
"Run to You"
Released: 14 November 1994
"Vulnerable"
Released: 27 March 1995

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Entertainment Weekly	C+^[2]
Los Angeles Times	^[3]

Crash! Boom! Bang! is Roxette's fifth studio album, released on 9 April 1994.

Though highly successful in Europe and South America, the album was badly marketed by EMI in the United States. A shorter version of the album was made available a few months earlier, as a special deal at the McDonald's restaurant chain, called Favorites from Crash! Boom! Bang!. The Japanese version includes the track "Almost Unreal", which was taken from the 1993 film Super Mario Bros.. However the song was titled "It's Almost Unreal" for unknown reasons. In the UK a vinyl version of the album was also released, despite CDs taking over as the mainstream format.

"Sleeping in My Car", "Crash! Boom! Bang!", "Fireworks", "Run to You" and "Vulnerable" were released as singles. "Sleeping in My Car" became the duo's final chart success in Australia, quickly debuting at #24, and then slipping down the chart just as quickly.

Track listings

All songs published by Jimmy Fun Music, except "Go to Sleep" (Jimmy Fun Music/Shock the Music).

All songs written and composed by Per Gessle, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Harleys & Indians (Riders in the Sky)"	3:45
2.	"Crash! Boom! Bang!"	5:02
3.	"Fireworks"	3:58
4.	"Run to You"	3:39
5.	"Sleeping in My Car"	3:47
6.	"Vulnerable"	5:03
7.	"The First Girl on the Moon"	3:11
8.	"Place Your Love"	3:09
9.	"I Love the Sound of Crashing Guitars"	4:49
10.	"What's She Like?"	4:16
11.	"Do You Wanna Go the Whole Way?"	4:11
12.	"Lies" (Music: Mats Persson & Gessle)	3:41
13.	"I'm Sorry"	3:10
14.	"Love Is All (Shine Your Light on Me)"	6:41
15.	"Go to Sleep" (Music: Marie Fredriksson)	3:58
Total length:		1:01:50

All songs written and composed by Per Gessle, except where noted.

Japanese release
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Harleys & Indians (Riders in the Sky)"	3:45
2.	"Crash! Boom! Bang!"	5:02
3.	"Fireworks"	3:58
4.	"Run to You"	3:39
5.	"Sleeping in My Car"	3:46
6.	"Vulnerable"	5:01
7.	"The First Girl on the Moon"	3:00
8.	"Place Your Love"	3:10
9.	"I Love the Sound of Crashing Guitars"	4:48
10.	"What's She Like?"	4:14
11.	"Do You Wanna Go the Whole Way?"	4:11
12.	"Almost Unreal"	3:59
13.	"Lies" (Music: Mats Persson & Gessle)	3:41
14.	"I'm Sorry"	3:10
15.	"Love Is All (Shine Your Light on Me)"	6:41
16.	"Go to Sleep" (Music: Marie Fredriksson)	3:59
Total length:		1:02:05

Favorites from Crash! Boom! Bang! McDonald's CD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Harleys & Indians (Riders in the Sky)"	3:45
2.	"Run to You"	3:39
3.	"Crash! Boom! Bang!"	5:02
4.	"I Love the Sound of Crashing Guitars"	4:48
5.	"Do You Wanna Go the Whole Way?"	4:09
6.	"The First Girl on the Moon"	3:02
7.	"Place Your Love"	3:07
8.	"Lies"	3:34
9.	"I'm Sorry"	3:13
10.	"Go to Sleep"	4:00
Total length:		38:20

2009 remastered release – CD bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
16.	"Almost Unreal"	3:57
17.	"Crazy About You" (B-side to "You Don't Understand Me")	3:59
18.	"See Me" (B-side to "Salvation")	3:44
Total length:		73:36

2009 remastered release – iTunes only bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
19.	"Better Off on Her Own" (B-side to "Stars")	2:49
20.	"Always Breaking My Heart" (Demo)	3:08
Total length:		67:52

Singles

"Sleeping in My Car"
1. "Sleeping in My Car" (single edit)
2. "The Look" (MTV unplugged)
3. "Sleeping in My Car" (The Stockholm Demo version)

"Crash! Boom! Bang!"
1. "Crash! Boom! Bang!" (single edit)
2. "Joyride" (MTV unplugged)
3. "Run to You" (demo)

"Fireworks"
1. "Fireworks" (single edit)
2. "Dangerous" (MTV unplugged)
3. "Fireworks" (Jesus Jones Remix)
4. "The Rain" (demo)

"Run to You"
1. "Run to You"
2. "Don't Believe in Accidents" (demo)
3. "Almost Unreal" (demo)
4. "Crash! Boom! Bang!" (demo)

"Vulnerable"
1. "Vulnerable" (single edit)
2. "The Sweet Hello, the Sad Goodbye"
3. "Vulnerable" (demo)
4. "I'm Sorry" (demo)

Charts

Album

Country	Position	Certification
Australia	2
Canada	13
Germany	2	Platinum^[4]
Hungary	9
Netherlands	6	Gold
Norway	6
Poland	-	Gold^[5]
Sweden	1	2× Platinum
Switzerland	1	Platinum
UK	3	Gold^[6]

Personnel

Marie Fredriksson: vocals
Per Gessle: vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, dobro, harmonica
Pelle Sirén: electric and acoustic guitars
Jalle Lorensson: harmonica
Jonas Isacsson: electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin
M. P. Persson: electric guitars, mandolin, drums, percussion
Janne Oldaeus: electric guitars
Clarence Öfwerman: keyboards, programming
Anders Herrlin: bass, programming
Pelle Alsing, Nicki Wallin, Christer Jansson, Alar Suurna: drums, percussion
Vicki Benckert, Staffan Öfwerman: backing vocals

Arranged and produced by Clarence Öfwerman

Favorites from Crash! Boom! Bang! was produced by CEMA Special Markets.

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ Entertainment Weekly review
↑ Rosenbluth, Jean (1994-10-23). "Roxette, "Crash! Boom! Bang!"". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Crash! Boom! Bang!')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
↑ "Polish certification database". ZPAV. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
↑ "BPI searchable certification database". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2011-10-20.

External links

Crash! Boom! Bang! at MusicBrainz (list of releases)

Roxette

Per Gessle Marie Fredriksson

Studio albums	Pearls of Passion Look Sharp! Joyride Tourism Crash! Boom! Bang! Have a Nice Day Room Service Charm School Travelling

Compilations	Rarities Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus! Baladas En Español The Ballad Hits The Pop Hits A Collection of Roxette Hits: Their 20 Greatest Songs! The Rox Box/Roxette 86–06 The Biggest Hits XXX

Remix albums	Dance Passion

Live albums	Live: Traveling the World

Videography	Sweden Live Look Sharp Live The Videos Live-Ism Don't Bore Us, Get to the Chorus! – Roxette's Greatest Video Hits Crash! Boom! Live! All Videos Ever Made & More! Ballad & Pop Hits

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